Hohhot and Lingle's Han tomb frescoes are one of the most vividly and vividly-painted Han-style murals in China with the largest number of screens ever saved. The murals reproduce the legendary life of the tomb owner 1800 years ago.
The owner of the ancient tomb is the highest military chief of the Urumqi government, who is responsible for the management of ethnic minorities such as North Uzbek and Xianbei. The content of the mural not only reflects the official career of the tombmaster, but also reflects the map of the horse and horse when the tomb owner ascends to the post. Among them, “The Juyongguan Guantu†depicts the scene of the tomb owner’s passing through the Juyongguan Pass to the grasslands. He used the bridge in the valley to express Juyongguan, combined with the concise, accurate, and imaginative use of the line, to achieve a grand and expressive painting of this scene. .
“Dance and Play†is one of the finest murals of the Han Dynasty, reflecting the concept of early Chinese painting. The figure is composed of a series of composition, depicting the tombs and guests, watching the music and dance juggling while drinking. The center of the performance venue is built on one side of the drum, one on each side performs a sniper attack, and the left is a band accompaniment. The pilling performer easily flew five projectiles at the same time; the Feijians were jumping and throwing the swords into the air; the dancers stood on the drums and threw the wheels up in the air; the pullers stood upside down on the four overlapping cases. Tongji is the most thrilling program. One is supine on the ground, the hand is smashing the cedar, the gimmick is on the side, and the middle rides one person. One on each side of the crossbar is used as an inverted bow. On the upper part of the screen, a man and a woman holding a streamer are dancing. The performers are all shirtless, beaming, shoulders and arms around the red belt, and they are beautiful and vigorous.
Among the mural paintings of the Lingling Han tomb, the most prominent is the “Han Dynasty's Traveling to Protect the Ukrainian School†in the tomb room mural. The travel scenes of the six official positions are independent but continuous, thus bringing hundreds of people together. The contents of riding and dozens of car rides are unified in a magnificent picture. More than a hundred horses in the picture are dynamic and realistic, and they are swift and swift. They steer their horses steadily because of the burden of harnessing. The pace of horses that they drive is neat and the horses in the hunting ground gallop. The content of the screen has been clearly and carefully arranged, and the density has been achieved. Although it is densely populated, it does not appear cluttered, but gives people a magnificent and spectacular vivid impression.
In 1971, the farmers of Helinger discovered the ancient tomb during the Eastern Han Dynasty when they built terraces. The murals on the sides of the tomb walls, ceilings and tunnels are full of murals. Their large format, rich content, and numerous lists are the most precious specimens of the Han tomb murals that have been seen so far in the archaeological excavations in China.
Helinger's Han Dynasty tomb mural not only tells the legendary life of the tomb owner 1800 years ago, but also provides us with the most comprehensive and valuable samples for us to understand the Eastern Han culture and painting techniques.